BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND:20190409T220000Z UID: 68065f8edefbc DTSTAMP:20250421T100902Z LOCATION:Denkmann Memorial Building DESCRIPTION:Steve Almond \;will read. \;He is \;the author of nine books of fiction and nonfiction\, including the New York Times bestsellers "Candyfreak" and "Against Football."\n\nA reception will be held after the reading.\n\n"Bad Stories\," his newest book\, "is an effort to make sense of our historical moment. The book argues that Trumpism is a bad outcome arising directly from the bad stories we tell ourselves."\n\nAlmond hosts the New York Times "Dear Sugars" podcast with author Cheryl Strayed.\n\nHis short stories have been anthologized widely\, in the Best American Short Stories\, The Pushcart Prize\, Best American Erotica\, and Best American Mysteries series.\n\nThe River Readings at Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø brings literary artists to campus each year from around the country.\n URL;VALUE=URI:/about-us/events/2018/river-readings-steve-almond SUMMARY:River Readings: Steve Almond DTSTART:20190409T220000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR